Gatepiers at West Lodge to Capheaton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1969. A Restoration Gatepiers.
Gatepiers at West Lodge to Capheaton Hall
- WRENN ID
- inner-sandstone-nightshade
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1969
- Type
- Gatepiers
- Period
- Restoration
- OS grid reference
- NZ 036 803
- Coordinates
- 55.11783, -1.94508
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gatepiers at West Lodge to Capheaton Hall were built in 1668 by Robert Trollope. They are made of ashlar and feature tall, square piers topped with cornices. The piers are elaborately carved with panels depicting cornucopia, trophies of arms, and masks representing tragedy and comedy. Additionally, the friezes are adorned with carvings of swags and scrolls, and each pier is finished with a ball finial.
Local climate
Gatepiers at West Lodge to Capheaton Hall receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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